IT’S NOT an accolade that Graeme Cuthell has shouted about but the 44-year-old was once the personal chef to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Britain’s most famous modern-day composer.Read
METROCENTRE is constantly evolving with new retailers coming on board all the time. We are all creatures of habit so if you don’t change your shopping route you can often miss our new stores.Read
IT’S food festival time and two of the region’s leading events are hoping for a boost to trade from Meet the Producer gatherings which aim to champion local food and drink producers.Read
VISITORS to next month’s Taste food and drink festival at the Metrocentre, Gateshead, will be the first to try out a new range of artisan chocolates with a nostalgic flavour.Read
DURING any busy shopping day, rest assured that at the Metrocentre, Gateshead, there is something to tempt every palate so visitors can stop, rest a while and reboot in a host of popular mallside cafes, restaurants and bars before strolling the malls to find some more desirable autumn must-haves.Read
THE region’s finest artisan food and drink producers will be showcasing their fare when they gather once again for our latest Taste food and drink festival. Katharine Capocci has the details.Read
CHEF Ricky Nguyen of Little Saigon restaurant in Newcastle and cocktail mixologist Josh Duignan of Mr Lynch, Newcastle, have won the hotly-fought title of Fusion 2010 at a grand finale.Read
CRITICALLY acclaimed chef Alan O’Kane admits his first year at the helm of the Fisherman’s Lodge restaurant, in leafy Jesmond Dene, Newcastle has been something of a learning curve.Read
STACIE Stewart is talking about a typical Sunday for her – one that involves filling the kitchen of her home in Whitburn, Sunderland, with the delicious smells of baking bread.Read
THE region’s hottest chefs and mixologists – bartenders specialising in clever, flashy cocktails – will join forces later this month for a culinary competition.Read
IF you ever needed more encouragement to eat your recommended five a day, then a salad hanging basket, packed full of tempting produce, should do the trick.Read
THIS month’s Taste cover features green- fingered Georgia Wilkes, nine, from Gateshead, who is digging in and helping to make home-grown fruit and veg something of a growth area.Read
THE Northumberland Cheese Company is officially a big cheese after winning a prestigious global award. KATHARINE CAPOCCI takes a tour of the artisan cheese farm at Blagdon.Read
CELEBRITY chef Heston Blumenthal has gained a reputation for his scientific approach to cooking. The 44-year-old, famed for his snail porridge, takes time out to chat.Read
BILLED as a last meal before meeting your maker, the Pearly Diner event – held at a top-secret venue – was always going to be a dining experience with a slight edge to it.Read
